11Article 85c of Directive 2001/83 provides:1.Without prejudice to national legislation prohibiting the offer for sale at a distance of prescription medicinal products to the public by means of information society services, Member States shall ensure that medicinal products are offered for sale at a distance to the public by means of information society services as defined in Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services [(OJ 1998 L 204, p. 37), as amended by Directive 98/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 July 1998 (OJ 1998 L 217, p. 18)] under the following conditions:(a) the natural or legal person offering the medicinal products is authorised or entitled to supply medicinal products to the public, also at a distance, in accordance with national legislation of the Member State in which that person is established;(b) the person referred to in point (a) has notified the Member State in which that person is established of at least the following information:(i) name or corporate name and permanent address of the place of activity from where those medicinal products are supplied;(ii) the starting date of the activity of offering medicinal products for sale at a distance to the public by means of information society services;(iii) the address of the website used for that purpose and all relevant information necessary to identify that website;(iv) if applicable, the classification in accordance with Title VI of the medicinal products offered for sale at a distance to the public by means of information society services.Where appropriate, that information shall be updated;(c) the medicinal products comply with the national legislation of the Member State of destination in accordance with Article 6(1);…’
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